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he was genuine in his reaction to questions in the immediate aftermath of sandy. i don't think that was a calculation. i think it is something he truly believes. but he's certainly very well aware of how that's going to be heard in a democratic electorate who he could conceivably be facing in a primary in 2016. so yeah, he's aware of how that plays. he repeated it loud and clear, making sure that people would hear him when he was on national tv, so he believes it, but he's certainly well aware of the impact. >> chris smith, always good to have you on the program. thanks for coming in. >>> the united states is now formally recognizing syria's opposition to president al assad. president obama made the announcement in a taped interview with barbara walters last night. >> the syrian opposition coalition is now inclusive enough, is reflective and representative enough of the syrian population that we consider them the legitimate representative of the syrian people. >> the president's announcement came right before the friends of the syrian people conference got under w
he was genuine in his reaction to questions in the immediate aftermath of sandy. i don't think that was a calculation. i think it is something he truly believes. but he's certainly very well aware of how that's going to be heard in a democratic electorate who he could conceivably be facing in a primary in 2016. so yeah, he's aware of how that plays. he repeated it loud and clear, making sure that people would hear him when he was on national tv, so he believes it, but he's certainly well aware...
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when you hear the name sandy, you will never think of sandy in any respectful way again. i'm sorry. >> of course you bring that up. >> john travolta said that. >> a couple of things. the enormous contribution you made to people's sandy as well as well being in the wake of september 11. the 9/11 concert, one of the more memorable moments, why don't you tell us about that. >> mike moran, we have the pressure of the world on the 9/11 concert. bill and hillary are there and so much pressure around the world. the anthrax scare we had at madison square garden which we didn't tell too many people about. they wanted to close the concert and what we say is come on, guys. we have to keep this pg or they will shut us down. sandler starts with the script and does an amazing thing. the line of the night was mike moran who gets up on stage to introduce them in a professional stylish way. he said osama bin laden can kiss my royal irish ass. mike moran is a hero. he did amazing things during the storm. even while his house was getting destroyed to save other people. he is here tonight. >
when you hear the name sandy, you will never think of sandy in any respectful way again. i'm sorry. >> of course you bring that up. >> john travolta said that. >> a couple of things. the enormous contribution you made to people's sandy as well as well being in the wake of september 11. the 9/11 concert, one of the more memorable moments, why don't you tell us about that. >> mike moran, we have the pressure of the world on the 9/11 concert. bill and hillary are there and...
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jenna: joining me now, congressman sandy levin, democrat from michigan. also the ranking member of the house ways and means committee. nice to have you in studio with us. >> nice to be with you. jenna: what a pleasure. you said if the governor made this decision which he has made, this would plunge michigan into endless controversy and strife. why do you think that? >> because it divides workers among themselves and really divides workers from management. if you ask the big three, do they want the right to work so-called, their answer would be no because we have evolved in michigan some amicable labor-management relations and workers have a voice. it has to be done by a majority. and they now have a voice in the workplace and management, the big three and others think, it is good for workers to have a serves. jenna: my understanding in 1965 when you were working in state government you were part of developing one of the first major laws that talk about employment and labor relations in this country. so it must be interesting for you to look back on that a
jenna: joining me now, congressman sandy levin, democrat from michigan. also the ranking member of the house ways and means committee. nice to have you in studio with us. >> nice to be with you. jenna: what a pleasure. you said if the governor made this decision which he has made, this would plunge michigan into endless controversy and strife. why do you think that? >> because it divides workers among themselves and really divides workers from management. if you ask the big three,...
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for example we had superstorm sandy that caused a disruption here in the northeast. for a while that propped up prices. that's gone. i worry if prices are declining is it because the economy is slowing? >> no, not necessarily. that certainly could be a factor. think back to 2008 when gas prices actually did crash and went under $2 a gallon. that would be a concerning sign if gas prices fell off a cliff like we're doing here with the economy if nothing is figured out. this is not a gas price crash. this is something normal this time of year. gas prices haven't declined so sigficacantly. we're still talking about prices well into the $3 a gallon range across much of country. in fact still we could be looking new all-time record high for christmas for the nationnl average. melissa: really? >> something off everybody's radar. we're talking about gas prices going down but we still have room to fall. today prices are still four cents higher than last year. we could talk about a national average that has never been higher on christmas. melissa: what do you expect to see bet
for example we had superstorm sandy that caused a disruption here in the northeast. for a while that propped up prices. that's gone. i worry if prices are declining is it because the economy is slowing? >> no, not necessarily. that certainly could be a factor. think back to 2008 when gas prices actually did crash and went under $2 a gallon. that would be a concerning sign if gas prices fell off a cliff like we're doing here with the economy if nothing is figured out. this is not a gas...